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  • A Treatise on Painting (English Edition) (Illustrations)

    by Leonardo da Vinci, John Sidney Hawkins, John Francis Rigaud ...
    Example in this ebookThe excellence of the following Treatise is so well known to all in any tolerable degree conversant with the Art of Painting, that it would be almost superfluous to say any thing respecting it, were it not that it here appears under the form of a new translation, of which some account may be expected.Of the original Work, which is in reality a selection from the voluminous ... Read more

    $3.11 CAD

  • A Treatise on Painting

    "Translated from the Original Italian"

    Translated by John Francis Rigaud ...
    by Leonardo Da Vinci ...
    The excellence of the following Treatise is so well known to all in any tolerable degree conversant with the Art of Painting, that it would be almost superfluous to say any thing respecting it, were it not that it here appears under the form of a new translation, of which fome account may be expected.Of the original Work, which is in reality a selection from the voluminous manuscript collections ... Read more

    $5.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Treatise on Painting

    by Leonardo da Vinci ...
    Translated by John Francis Rigaud ...
    Series series Dover Fine Art, History of Art
    Leonardo da Vinci's written observations about painting rank among the most remarkable from any era. Never edited by the author himself into a single coherent book, these writings were compiled many years after Leonardo's death into the principal repository of his practical thoughts on the techniques of drawing and painting. A Treatise on Painting begins with precise instructions on drawing the ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • The Seven Lamps of Architecture, Illustrated

    by John Ruskin ...
    According to Wikipedia: "John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political economy. His writing styles and literary forms ... Read more

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  • Poetry of Architecture, Illustrated

    by John Ruskin ...
    "The architecture of the nations of Europe considerd inits association with natural sceneery and national characteristics." With 15 illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) is best known for his work as an art critic, stage writer, and social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well. Ruskin's essays on art and architecture were ... Read more

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  • The Collected Works of Leonardo da Vinci

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    by Leonardo da Vinci ...
    This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 3390 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci • Thoughts on Art and Life by Leonardo da Vinci ... Read more

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  • The Seven Lamps of Architecture

    : Lectures on Architecture and Painting, The Study of Architecture

    by John Ruskin ...
    The Seven Lamps of Architecture : Lectures on Architecture and Painting, The Study of Architecture by John Ruskin, first published in May 1849. The 'lamps' of the title are Ruskin's principles of architecture, which he later enlarged upon in the three-volume The Stones of Venice.Chapters include:The Lamp of SacrificeThe Lamp of TruthThe Lamp of PowerThe Lamp of BeautyThe Lamp of LifeThe Lamp of ... Read more

    $2.68 CAD

  • Goethe's Theory of Colours

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    by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ...
    By the time Goethe's "Theory of Colours" appeared in 1810, the wavelength theory of light and colour had been firmly established. To Goethe, the theory was the result of mistaking an incidental result for an elemental principle. Far from pretending to a knowledge of physics, he insisted that such knowledge was an actual hindrance to understanding. He based his conclusions exclusively upon ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • A Treatise on Painting

    by Leonardo Da Vinci ...
    This classic book contains John Francis Rigaud's translation of Leonardo da Vinci's 'A Treatise on Painting'. It is not so much a guide to painting, although he has thrown in the odd piece of good advice, but is more a collection of his thoughts and an insight into what was the inspiration behind his paintings. This book is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any fan of this great ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Art and Life

    by John Ruskin ...
    Series series Penguin Great Ideas
    Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook ... Read more

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  • Social Life in the Insect World

    by Jean-Henri Fabre ...
    Fame is the daughter of Legend. In the world of creatures, as in the world of men, the story precedes and outlives history. There are many instances of the fact that if an insect attract our attention for this reason or that, it is given a place in those legends of the people whose last care is truth. For example, who is there that does not, at least by hearsay, know the Cigale? Where in the ... Read more

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  • Modern Painters (Complete)

    by John Ruskin ...
    The work now laid before the public originated in indignation at the shallow and false criticism of the periodicals of the day on the works of the great living artist to whom it principally refers. It was intended to be a short pamphlet, reprobating the matter and style of those critiques, and pointing out their perilous tendency, as guides of public feeling. But, as point after point presented ... Read more

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